List of international cricket centuries by Upul Tharanga
Upul Tharanga[1] is a cricketer and served as a captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is described as technically gifted left hand opening batsman.[2] Tharanga has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) on three occasions in Test cricket and on fourteen occasions in One Day International (ODI) matches. Tharanga has played 27 Test matches, 201 ODIs and 16 Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) (As on 6 May 2017), scoring 1,568, 5,929 and 216 runs respectively.
Tharanga made his Test debut against India in 2005. In his third Test match he scored his first Test Century in Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra.[3] Tharanga made his ODI debut against West Indies in 2005. He scored his first ODI century back in 2005 against Bangladesh scoring 105 in R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.[4] His highest ODI score came in 2013 against India where he scored 174 Not out at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica.[5] It's the second highest score by Sri Lankan in ODI after Sanath Jayasuriya's 189. As of September 2018, he has scored fifteen ODI centuries.
Key[edit]
Symbol | Meaning |
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* | Remained not out |
Match | The number of the Test match in his career |
Lost | The match was lost by Sri Lanka. |
Won | The match was won by Sri Lanka. |
Draw | The match was drawn. |
Test centuries[edit]
Test centuries of Upul Tharanga[6] | |||||||
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No | Runs | Match | Against | City/Country | Venue | Start date | Result |
[1] | 165 | 3 | Bangladesh | Bogra, Bangladesh | Shaheed Chandu Stadium | 8 March 2006 | Won |
[2] | 110* | 22 | Zimbabwe | Harare, Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, | 29 October 2016 | Won |
[3] | 115 | 27 | Bangladesh | Galle, Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 7 March 2017 | Won |
One Day International centuries[edit]
One Day International centuries of Upul Tharanga[7] | |||||||
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No | Runs | Match | Against | City/Country | Venue | Date | Result |
[1] | 105 | 5 | Bangladesh | Colombo, Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 2 September 2005 | Won |
[2] | 103 | 12 | New Zealand | Christchurch, New Zealand | AMI Stadium | 3 January 2006 | Lost |
[3] | 120 | 23 | England | London, England | Lord's Cricket Ground | 17 June 2006 | Won |
[4] | 109 | 27 | England | Leeds, England | Headingley Cricket Ground | 1 July 2006 | Won |
[5] | 105 | 31 | Bangladesh | Chandigarh, India | PCA Stadium | 7 October 2006 | Won |
[6] | 121 | 32 | Zimbabwe | Ahmedabad, India | Sardar Patel Stadium | 10 October 2006 | Won |
[7] | 118 | 86 | India | Kolkata, India | Eden Gardens | 24 December 2009 | Lost |
[8] | 118* | 90 | Bangladesh | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Sher-e-Bangla Stadium | 8 January 2010 | Won |
[9] | 101* | 111 | West Indies | Colombo, Sri Lanka | SSC Ground | 3 February 2011 | Won |
[10] | 133 | 117 | Zimbabwe | Kandy, Sri Lanka | Pallekele Cricket Stadium | 10 March 2011 | Won |
[11] | 102* | 119 | England | Colombo, Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 26 March 2011 | Won |
[12] | 111 | 139 | Australia | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | MRIC Stadium | 16 August 2011 | Won |
[13] | 174* | 164 | India | Kingston, Jamaica | Sabina Park | 2 July 2013 | Won |
[14] | 119 | 197 | South Africa | Cape Town, South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground | 7 February 2017 | Lost |
[15] | 112* | 212 | Pakistan | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | 16 October 2017 | Lost |
Further reading[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Sri Lanka / Players / Upul Tharanga". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ "Upul Tharanga, Sri Lanka". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh, 2nd Test: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Bogra, Mar 8-11, 2006". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ "Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Sep 2, 2005". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ "West Indies Tri-Nation Series, 3rd Match: India v Sri Lanka at Kingston, Jul 2, 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / WU Tharanga / Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / WU Tharanga / One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
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